Society of Family Planning Research Fund

The Society of Family Planning Research Fund (SFP Research Fund) is a left-of-center grantmaking organization that provides grants for research on contraception and abortion. SFP Research Fund is the sister organization and advocacy arm of the Society of Family Planning (SFP), another organization that advocates for increased access to abortion and contraception. 1

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(4)
Issue Areas: Abortion Policy
Website: www.societyfp.org
Formation:

2011

Location: Philadelphia, PA View on map
Tax ID: 27-5176910
Most Recent Filing: 2023
Budget (2023): Assets: $0 Revenue: $0 Expenses: $0

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    SFP Research Fund offers grants to groups and individual researchers to pursue abortion and contraception research. SFP Research Fund then directs that research to SFP, which uses it to inform clinical abortion and contraception practices. 2

    Founding

    SFP Resarch Fund was founded in 2011, six years after Society of Family Planning.  A small group of scholars founded SFP in 2005, arguing that the medical community did not provide adequate attention to or funding for contraception and abortion research. 3 SFP Research Fund was created explicitly to fund research in abortion and contraception, and it maintains a close connection with SFP. SFP and SFP Research Fund share the same staff and board of directors. 3

    SFP Research Fund Activity

    SFP Research Fund organizes grant programs for individuals and organizations interested in pursuing research in abortion and contraception. SFP Research Fund activity is split between two programs: the competitive grant and the Fellows in Complex Family Planning program. The competitive grant program funds young researchers, researchers doing interdisciplinary work, and “community-based” research on an application basis.  The fellowship program funds medical fellowships for students after residency specifically to practice abortion and contraceptive medicine. The Fellows program also provides “salary support” for professionals who focus on abortion and contraception. 4

    In 2019, SFP Research Fund funded $2,684,386 in grants. SFP Research Fund awarded $1,213,820 in funding through the competitive grants program and an additional $1,470,566 to fund the Fellows in Complex Family Planning Program.

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2023 View
    2022 $11,877,263 $996,314 $4,805,755 View
    2021 $16,028,030 $4,701,443 $4,801,629 View
    2020 $20,402,911 $6,449,912 $4,668,687 View
    2019 $31,020,625 $7,358,221 $12,705,945 View

    Prior year filings: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

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    Expenses Detail

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $16,512,547
    • Number of Grants: 3
    • Number of Funders: 1

    Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $3,024,8682020 The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationProject support
    $1,943,0142021 The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationPROJECT SUPPORT

    All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $41,263,529
    • Number of Grants: 318
    • Number of Recipients: 133

    Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $910,2012021 National Asian Pacific American Womens ForumMEDICATION ABORTION RESEARCH
    $425,8202021 Ibis Reproductive HealthContraceptive Service Delivery
    $316,6482021 Gynuity Health Projects IncMEDICATION RESEARCH
    $210,9242021 If/When/HowMEDICATION ABORTION RESEARCH
    $193,2132020 The Regents of the University of California San Francisco (Contracts & Grants)Changemakers, Fellowships, Post Fellowships
    $187,5002020 American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student PharmacistsEmerging Scholars, Post Fellowships
    $160,3182021 University of ChicagoFellowships, Post Fellowships
    $144,5392020 Oregon Health and Science UniversityFELLOWSHIPS
    $133,6282020 Boston Medical Center CorporationFellowships, Post Fellowships
    $133,5602020 Regents of the University of California, DavisFellowships, Post Fellowships
    $132,4842020 Regents of the University of MichiganFELLOWSHIPS
    $120,0002020 Medical University of South CarolinaPost Fellowships
    $109,9752020 Albert Einstein College of Medicine IncFellowships, post fellowships
    $107,4902021 University of WashingtonFELLOWSHIPS
    $100,1352021 University of MarylandCHANGEMAKERS
    $99,2672021 University of Colorado DenverFellowships
    $99,0742021 University of California, Los AngelesEmerging Scholars, Fellowships
    $94,4542021 Reproductive Health Access ProjectINNOVATIONS IN MEDICINE, ABORTION SERVICE DELIVERY
    $91,7402020 Montefiore Medical CenterPost Fellowships
    $74,9832020 University of ChicagoFellowships, Post Fellowships
    $74,9262020 University of California, San DiegoFellowships, Post Fellowships
    $67,5002021 The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillFELLOWSHIPS
    $67,1732020 Emory UniversityFellowships, Post Fellowships
    $60,0002022 Emory University Candler SchoolChangemakers
    $60,0002022 Regents of the University of Nebraska KearneyChangemakers

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    References

    1. “Home.” Society of Family Planning , June 11, 2020. https://www.societyfp.org/.
    2. “Grantee Research.” Society of Family Planning, July 3, 2019. https://www.societyfp.org/grantee-research/.
    3. Darny, Philip, Mitchell D. Creinin, Mark Nichols, Melissa Gilliam, and Carolyn L. Westhoff. “Tenth Anniversary of the Society of Family Planning.” Contraception 92, no. 4 (August 10, 2015). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2015.08.005.
    4. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax: Society of Family Planning Research Fund.” Guidestar. Accessed June 18, 2020. https://pdf.guidestar.org/PDF_Images/2018/275/176/2018-275176910-1120f6e4-9O.pdf